This activity will help you discover if the environment affected some of the early Native American inhabitants of Utah
TASK:
You are working with an archeologist-historian from Utah State University to try to determine if the environment (climate, plant and animal life) affected the food, clothing, and shelter of early Native Americans in Utah. You are also trying to see if the environment affected the hardships and successes these groups had.
RESEARCH:
Look at some of the following websites and find information about the environment (climate, plant and animal life) of each group. Also find facts about the food, clothing, shelter, hardships and successes they had.
The USU professor asked you to make a booklet that grade school students can use to understand the lifestyles of these Native American groups. Use your information to make a visual presentation.
Step 1: Fold your paper in half and make a title for each page:
First page: Title page--Early Native Americans in Utah
Second page: Paleo-Indians and Archaic Indians
Third page: Fremont
Fourth page: Anasazi
Step 2: Divide each page into 5 sections: 1) environment 2) clothing 3) shelter 4) food 5) successes and hardships
Step 3: Make or find visual representations of your information (drawings, pictures, photographs, etc.). Compile them in your booklet to present the information you have learned about early Native Americans in Utah. Make sure to clearly label each representation.
Step 4: Be prepared to discuss with your classmates if the environment affected the food, shelter, clothing, successes, and hardships of these groups.
EVALUATION
Your teacher will give you a rubric containing the criteria for your booklet. You will be evaluated on your information, your images, spelling/grammar, and completeness.
TASK:
You are working with an archeologist-historian from Utah State University to try to determine if the environment (climate, plant and animal life) affected the food, clothing, and shelter of early Native Americans in Utah. You are also trying to see if the environment affected the hardships and successes these groups had.
RESEARCH:
Look at some of the following websites and find information about the environment (climate, plant and animal life) of each group. Also find facts about the food, clothing, shelter, hardships and successes they had.
World Book Early Peoples Database
Utah History Encyclopedia
Paleo-Indians and Archaic
Paleo-Indians
Paleo-Indian
50 States: Utah--The First Inhabitants
Utah Division of State History--Paleoindians
Desert Archaic Indians
Fremont
Utah Division of State History--Fremont
Fremont Indian Culture
The Fremont
Fremont Indians--NPS
Anasazi
Utah Division of State History--Anasazi
Anasazi
Utah History To Go: Anasazi
Anasazi: The People of the Mountains, Mesas and Grasslands
BLM--Who Were the Anasazi?
Anasazi and Kokopelli
Anasazi Life
Additonal Information: Archeology of Early Native Americans in Utah
Utah History to Go:
Cliffside Apartments and Artifacts Show Anasazi Life
Utah History To Go:Danger Cave Near Wendover Provided Clues to Ancient Utah Dwellers
Utah History To Go: Wildhorse Canyon Supplied Obsidian For Use
SHARE:
The USU professor asked you to make a booklet that grade school students can use to understand the lifestyles of these Native American groups. Use your information to make a visual presentation.
Step 1: Fold your paper in half and make a title for each page:
First page: Title page--Early Native Americans in Utah
Second page: Paleo-Indians and Archaic Indians
Third page: Fremont
Fourth page: Anasazi
Step 2: Divide each page into 5 sections: 1) environment 2) clothing 3) shelter 4) food 5) successes and hardships
Step 3: Make or find visual representations of your information (drawings, pictures, photographs, etc.). Compile them in your booklet to present the information you have learned about early Native Americans in Utah. Make sure to clearly label each representation.
Step 4: Be prepared to discuss with your classmates if the environment affected the food, shelter, clothing, successes, and hardships of these groups.
EVALUATION
Your teacher will give you a rubric containing the criteria for your booklet. You will be evaluated on your information, your images, spelling/grammar, and completeness.